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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • The most in-depth look at AEW media rights deal completed and the deal not yet completed. We look at what different numbers mean for different levels of popularity, figuring different scenarios in, best and worst case, PPV and secondary deals.
  • UFC 306 coverage with the record gate at The Sphere going head-to-head with Canelo Alvarez in the same city.
  • Coverage of the CMLL anniversary show what did and didn’t work and the difference from a normal crowd.
  • One of the biggest stars of this generation talks about retirement, gives a date and the significance of that date.
  • Where pro wrestling shows this past week fit into the weekly cable charts.
  • A look at every national pro wrestling show this past week, how it compared to last year, placings, competition and segment ratings.
  • Who is CMLL’s booker?
  • What country celebrated a national pro wrestling holiday this week
  • Update on El Hijo del Vikingo
  • The man who was believed to be the oldest living wrestler passes away
  • World team tryouts
  • Notes on a movie coming out soon on the life of Mildred Burke
  • Note on a Blu-Ray I just did voiceovers for
  • wXw tag team tournament notes
  • A very valid criticism of AEW
  • Update on ticket sales to WWE & AEW shows the next two months
  • International TV ratings and streaming numbers
  • Notes on the NFL Films piece on Tony Khan
  • Updates on TV time length for  Raw & Smackdown in January
  • Second day streaming rights updates on Raw,  Smackdown, and NXT starting next month
  • Notes on the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event and a look back at the first one and numbers that would be incredible today
  • Update on WWE moving the second NXT on CW show from a major arena and why
  • A look back at Vince McMahon’s promises when he was expanding.

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Sunday Update

– Bryan and I will be back tonight covering the weekend wrestling news with Wrestling Observer Radio. We’ll also be back Monday night after Raw. We had no Garrett Gonzales show this past week but we will be doing something for the Vince McMahon documentary and perhaps some on the Dump Matsumoto series on Netflix as well later this week.

– An amber alert is out for the three-year-old son of independent wrestler Keyra. He was admitted to the hospital and needed a blood transfusion. His father, Myzteziz Jr. of AAA, was at the hospital. The two are estranged and the belief from her side is that he kidnapped the child. Keyra posted an unmasked photo of him and said police were looking for him and said he hadn’t even visited his child since they split up two years ago. Reportedly the family of Myzteziz said the child was unhealthy.

– We will have a new book out very shortly covering arguably the single most important year of U.S. pro wrestling history, 1984.

– Time Magazine will have an interview with Dana White tomorrow talking about the future of the fight business and his friendship with Donald Trump.

– IBF champion Daniel Dubois dominated and finished Anthony Joshua last night in the fifth round. The fight at Wembley Stadium announced a record attendance in the building for a sports event at 96,000.

– There was an angle on Smackdown LowDown after the show building up the Michin vs. Chelsea Green dumpster match on 10/4. Michin was being interviewed when Piper Neven attacked her with a garbage can.

– Paul Heyman was one of the key people directing the Cody Rhodes/Roman Reigns segment on Smackdown as you would figure he would be. As far as when he returns as a character, it’s expected it’ll be as a babyface and they are just waiting on the right timing.

– Yesterday was AEW day in Springfield, MA, the site of the Collision and Rampage tapings.  Mayor Dominic Sarno presided over it with talent including The Outrunners, Darby Allin, and Mark Sterling appearing.

– The El Hijo del Santo retirement tour ran Arena Ciudad in Mexico City tonight. We just got a live-in-the-building note saying it was about 20 percent full (about 4,000).

– Brock Rechsteiner, the son of Scott Steiner, a wide receiver at Jacksonville State, caught an 85-yard touchdown pass in yesterday’s 44-7 win over Mississippi State. That’s the team’s first win this season.

– A note regarding Penta & Fenix. They are still under contract to AEW. Both are leaving for WWE.  It’s not clear about Fenix still but Penta will be out of his contract shortly but right now both are still under AEW contracts.  

– Indianapolis Colts player Ty Hilton threw Seth Rollins out of the stands at today’s game with the Chicago Bears. (thanks to Kevin Witt)

– Mistico this past week said he’d be doing a 20th anniversary show in Japan.

– El Hijo del Vikingo is now targeting 9/27 for his return to the ring after knee surgery.

– Ren Ayabe won All Japan’s Oudou tournament today beating Ryuki Honda in the finals in what was called a star-making performance. Honda beat Kento Miyahara earlier in the show in one semifinal and Ayabe beat Rei Saito in the other semifinal. (thanks to Gerard Di Trolio)

– Ayabe vs. Honda is the only match we were told over the weekend so far to make sure and see.

– KENTA vs. Cara Noir for the Def y title headlines the 10/27 Progress show in London.

– This is the Wednesday AEW lineup from Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Dynamite:

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuiness (if Danielson is cleared)
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin – winner faces Danielson on 10/12 for the AEW title in Tacoma
  • Young Bucks vs Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher for tag titles
  • Adam Page vs. Jeff Jarrett lumberjack match
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Sammy Guevara non-titlle match
  • Mariah May vs. Yuka Sakazaki for AEW women’s title
  • Hook vs. Roderick Strong for FTW title
  • Pac & Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoil vs. ? for the trios titles

Collision:

  • Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya under Saraya’s rules, whatever that means
  • Chris Jericho & Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly & Mark Briscoe tornado match

– Thunder Rosa, who is cleared to return from her concussion, threw out the first pitch at the San Diego Padres game.

– Ray Traylor (Big Bossman/Bubba Rogers) passed away due to a heart attack 20 years ago today.

– The new back issue of the Observer up on the site covers the history of the Pride Fighting Championships.

– Primo & Epico debut for the NWA on its 10/5 and 10/6 TV tapings in Tampa.

– TNA champion Nic Nemeth will be on the 10/18 House of Glory show in New York, which also has Mike Santana defending the HOG title against Masato Tanaka.  Joe Hendry vs. Joey Janela headlines their 9/29 show.